Accessing a .dbf file in SQL Server 2000

I am new to SQL Server 2000, and anxious to get started. I'm beginning with a project that will use a file saved in the .dbf(dBase) format.

I looked in the Books on Line under 'OLEDB Provider' and didn't find any help about dbf files. I did use the 'OLEDB Provider for Jet' example to create a linked server that accessed an Excel spreadsheet.

Can someone give me some pointers in accessing my dbf file in SQL Server 2000?

Thanks for any help.

Randyyou can create an odbc datasource and then set up a linked server with the 'ole db for odbc' driver. See in books online for more info.